[Calclg-l] ACHP Preserve America Summit Recommendations Report Available

[Nelson, Marie]

FYI

Marie Nelson

OHP

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From: John Fowler [mailto:jfowler at achp.gov] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 4:03 PM
To: councilmembers
Subject: ACHP Summit Recommendations Report Available 

 

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation has published its findings
and recommendations on the future of the federal government's historic
preservation efforts based on the national Preserve America Summit held
in New Orleans last October to mark the 40th anniversary of the National
Historic Preservation Act. The report has been delivered to the White
House and federal agencies are already in the process of implementing
the recommendations.

 

The report is available at: www.achp.gov <http://www.achp.gov/>   and 
www.preserveamerica.gov <http://www.preserveamerica.gov/>  . Please see
attached news release (below) for more details and feel free to widely
share this information.

 

  


ACHP Delivers Preserve America Summit Recommendations to President and
First Lady


 

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP)
has published findings and recommendations for the future of the federal
government's historic preservation efforts based on the national
Preserve America Summit held in New Orleans, Louisiana, in October 2006,
and presented them to the White House.

 

John L. Nau, III, ACHP chairman, said the Preserve America Summit Report
has been delivered to President and Mrs. Laura Bush, and the federal
government is beginning to implement the recommendations derived from
the panels convened before and during the Summit last year on the
occasion of the 40th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation
Act. Mrs. Bush, honorary chair of Preserve America, opened and
participated in the Summit. Almost 450 experts took part in the 11
panels formed to consider the nation's heritage preservation successes
in the past and take stock of what steps to take next.

 

"The National Historic Preservation Act was created at the grassroots
level to preserve our heritage and benefit present and future
generations," Nau said. "Today we realize more fully the value and
benefits of historic preservation to the vitality and quality of our
lives, our nation, and all our diverse communities. The recommendations
resulting from the Preserve America Summit will help us better guide our
efforts to more wisely and broadly share the cultural, educational, and
economic benefits of preservation."

 

The recommendations endorsed by the ACHP and submitted to the President
include:

 

1)      Create a comprehensive inventory of historic properties through
a multi-year plan that expands current inventories and makes them more
compatible and accessible.

2)      Promote cultural diversity in the identification of historic
properties by evaluating the National Register of Historic Places for
its inclusiveness and encouraging local, state, and tribal governments
to evaluate their own inventories.

3)      Respond to disasters by forming a technical advisory committee
to develop guidance, a plan for dissemination and training, and
emergency and mitigation strategies consistent with the Department of
Homeland Security's National Response Plan.

4)      Address security needs by developing guidance, including
guidance on all-hazards risk assessment.

5)      Conserve cultural collections by pursing cost-effective
collaboration between the historic preservation community and the
broader cultural heritage community, including support for the Institute
of Museum and Library Service's "Connecting to Collections" initiative.

6)      Promote innovation by creating a clearinghouse through the
National Park Service National Center for Preservation Technology and
Training to disseminate information in innovative technologies and
encourage their use.

7)      Measure and share preservation's benefits by developing
consistent ways to measure direct and indirect impacts (particularly
economic) and by pursuing and promoting necessary research.

8)      Provide more technical assistance to local communities to
promote historic preservation and heritage tourism, and explore the
concept of a Preserve America Community agent or similar mechanism to
work more actively with local communities.

9)      Increase synergy between the development community and public
sector partners by implementing the recommendations of the National Park
System Advisory Board Committee on the Federal Historic Preservation Tax
Credit and by seeking ways to expand use of federal financial assistance
programs for historic preservation.

10)   Enhance heritage education by developing a communication strategy
for providing information to the educational community about Web sites,
curriculum guides, and other outreach products that promote heritage
education.

11)   Engage youth in historic preservation by promoting programs that
involve them in hands-on preservation activities and through the
possible establishment of an ongoing youth summit as part of the
Preserve America initiative.

12)   Optimize U.S. participation in the international preservation
arena by improving information exchange and facilitating U.S.
participation in international preservation activities.

13)   Explore improvements to the program structure of the federal
preservation program though creation of an independent review panel.

 

The entire Preserve America Summit Report and other information
regarding the initiative are available at www.preserveamerica.gov
<http://www.preserveamerica.gov/>  .

 

About the ACHP: An independent federal agency, the Advisory Council on
Historic Preservation (ACHP) promotes the preservation, enhancement, and
productive use of our nation's historic resources, and advises the
President and Congress on national historic preservation policy. It also
provides a forum for influencing federal activities, programs, and
policies that affect historic properties. In addition, the ACHP has a
key role in carrying out the Administration's Preserve America
initiative.

 

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